March 7th

March 7, 2013

By

Mike Olmstead, Sports Editor

JAYâ€“the North Country-Colchester quarter-final game at the Ice Haus Arena was a place where hockey clicheÂ´s went to die.
The two goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey, and it is hard to beat a team three times in a row, two of the most common phrases in the game, were both vanquished as the Falcons earned the 3-1 win.
North Country played a good chunk of the game up by two goals (that's one), defeated Colchester for the third straight time this year (that's two), and now have earned a date with South Burlington on Saturday afternoon.

March 7, 2013

By

Ken Wells, Express Publisher

BARRE-They fought the good fight, but in the end, size and speed from Burr and Burton ended the Lake Region Rangers run, 80-62 in the Division two semiâ€“finals Wednesday night at the legendary Barre Auditorium. The number two seeded Bulldogs erased a five point Ranger lead and went on a 20-2 tear through the second period, and LRU was never able to get any closer than eight points the rest of the evening.
The Rangers got 17 from Clint Provoncha, 13 from Caleb Prue, 12 from Drew Gallup and six from Alex Beauregard.

March 7, 2013

By

Staff Reports

BHS 58, NCU 32
BURLINGTONâ€“North Country's foray into the 2013 post-season came to a close on Wednesday night, as they fell to the Burlington Seahorses.
"We didn't win, but it is nice to be associated with a great group of girls," said NCU coach Christiane Brown.
Offense was hard to come by for the Falcons in the first half, as they managed only twelve points in the opening sixteen minutes.
Things would get betting in the second half, as the Falcons would eventually out-score the Seahorses 13-12 in the final quarter, but by then it was too late.

March 7, 2013

March 7, 2013

Websterâ€“â€“ Rupert, Sr., beloved husband of April (Rivers) of Brownington, VT passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013Â surrounded by his family, in the home he built, after a long courageous battle with cancer.
For the full obituary see Thursday's Express.

March 6th

March 7, 2013

By

Mike Olmstead, Sports Editor

Hi Folks,
Here is a quick round-up of what happened on Wednesday night.
For hockey fans, it was a great night at the Ice Haus, as a packed house witnessed the Falcons win both ends of the doubleheader.
The girls defeated Stowe 5-0, and the boys took down Colchester 3-1.
Turning to the hard-court, Craftsbury's girls defeated South Royalton 34-31, in what coach Rick Thomas said was the first "true home play-off game" for his team.

March 6, 2013

By

LAURA CARPENTER

DERBY â€“ In the heated Derby races, the incumbents kept their positions.
Town Clerk, town treasurer and school treasurer Faye Morin, who was brought in by the former town clerk and treasurer Nicole Daigle when Daigle resigned, won the election by a landslide, sweeping all three positions.
She was challenged by outgoing select board member Karen Jenne.
The results were 900 for Morin to 289 for Jenne for clerk, 871 to 309 for treasurer, and 865 to 313 for school treasurer.

March 6, 2013

By

CHRISTOPHER ROY

NEWPORT CENTER - Voters decided to go green by appropriating not more than $200,000 of unreserved funds for the purpose of a community energy solar garden. The fund currently has $339,108.
A solar panel array will provide electricity to town owned buildings, reducing electricity costs by as much as $7,500 annually for the first two years. Savings increase from there.
The town has two different proposed locations on Vance Hill for the panels. The panels are warranted to provide power at 100 percent for 25 years. After that, they will diminish in power two percent per year over time.

March 6, 2013

By

Ken Wells, Express Publisher

ORLEANS-It hasnâ€™t always been pretty.
But it has been effective. And you are, in sports, what you are in terms of record.
With that said the Lady Rangers are a pretty good little ballclub as they advanced Tuesday thru their playoff bracket.
Lake Region withstood a late Springfield rally to advance to the Division Two quarter-finals after a 51-48 play-down victory.
LRU got 18 points from Drew Neal and some clutch play in the waning moments from senior Sarah Burnham, as the blue and white achieved their 17th win against 4 defeats this winter.